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SOCIOLOGY

Woman labor force participation in off-farm activities and its determinants in Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia

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Article: 2024675 | Received 29 Nov 2021, Accepted 18 Dec 2021, Published online: 19 Jan 2022

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